Staff

Anand Samuel

Senior Pastor

Anand came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in the Middle East. He and his wife Priya moved to the UAE in 2002. He completed his Pastoral Internship at the United Christian Church of Dubai in 2010 and was subsequently called to serve them as an elder and Associate Pastor. He oversaw their Discipleship Initiatives and Pastoral Internship Program.

In 2013, the elders of UCCD sent him out to plant and pastor Grace Evangelical Church Sharjah.

Samson Thomas

Pastoral Assistant

Samson was raised in a Christian home and came to a saving faith while he was in his teens. He moved to the UAE for an internship at the United Christian Church of Dubai in 2013. There his foundations of Christian life and ministry philosophy were shaped and refined.

After his internship he desired to continue serving in a church where he could be further trained and discipled, and so he came to Grace Church Sharjah in August 2014 as an intern. In May 2015 Samson became a Pastoral Assistant.